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US Air Force Thunderbirds to highlight Luke AFB open house next month - The Republic | GLENDALE, Arizona — Luke Air Force Base officials say the Thunderbird aerial demonstration team will be the final act at Luke's "Lightning in the Desert" open house. The Thunderbirds will perform in their F-16 fighters as the final act of each of the two days of the open house next month. Other aircraft doing flying performances include a tilt-rotor Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, F-16s from Luke and vintage aircraft including a World War II-era P-51 Mustang and a Korean war-era F-86. More than 40 aircraft are set for ground display....

Hoomanawanui set to fly with US Navy Blue Angels - Patriots.com | EL CENTRO, Calif., February 19, 2014 – On Monday, March 3, New England Patriots' Tight End Michael Hoomanawanui and St. Louis Rams' Punter Johnny Hekker will take to the skies as guest riders with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Hoomanawanui and Hekker were nominated for these prestigious flights by the Blue Angels crew of the Navy due to their leadership, positivity, and impact in their respective communities....

Wings of Freedom Tour to bring vintage aircraft to Gulf Shores - Gulf Coast News Today | GULF SHORES, AL - In honor of our WWII Veterans the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour brings extremely rare bomber and fighter aircraft for local living history display as part of 110-city nationwide tour. The tour will land in Gulf Shores on March 3-5 for tours and viewing at the Jack Edwards National Airport. WWII vets can tour the aircraft for free...

Legendary aircraft to touch down in Leesburg - Daily Commercial | Some of history’s most legendary aircraft will visit Leesburg International Airport on Monday for the first stop of the 2014 Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour. This is almost a repeat performance for people who missed another vintage airplane event, the national Wings of Freedom tour, that came to the airport last month...

Air Race F1 Inaugural International Air Race in Lleida, Catalunya Spain - aviationpros.com | London and Spain-based international air race organisers Air Race F1 has today announced the launch of a new series of international Formula 1 Class air racing competitions. The first event will take place at Lleida-Alguaire Airport, near Barcelona in ...

AirplaneGeeks 287 – Mary Kirby and the Runway Girl Network | Mary Kirby’s new Runway Girl Network is an online framework “where air transport intelligence meets the passenger experience.” We talk with Mary about aircraft interiors, inflight connectivity driving operational benefits, airline seat size from a safety standpoint, and other topics that impact the passenger experience...

Aero history project takes off - Goulburn Post | CROOKWELL man Austin Cummins is collecting any information he can on the history of the Goulburn Aero Club. Mr Cummins first joined the Goulburn Aero Club in 1961 and is an honorary life member...

CH-53E Super Stallion — present and future by travelforaircraft | The largest helicopter in U.S. military service is the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion — a CH-53 Sea Stallion on steroids with an added third engine, a larger rotor blade system with additional rotor blade and a tilted-by-20° vertical fin/tail rotor (which provides a bit of lift while in a hover). It is much more powerful than the CH-53 Sea Stallion and...

Ferrari Is The World’s Most Powerful Brand · Warbirds News | ...Not many people know this, but on June 17th, 1923, Enzo Ferrari won a race at the Savio track in Ravenna where he met the Countess Paolina, mother of Count Francesco Baracca, an ace in the Italian Air Force and a national hero during World War I....

These photos prove F-4 Phantom and F-14 Tomcat could take off and land with folded wings - The Aviationist | You won’t believe it but U.S. Navy legendary planes (F-4, F-8 and F-14) could fly with folded wings, asymmetric configurations.

[Video] All kinds of planes recovering at Nellis Air Force Base after Red Flag mission - The Aviationist

Super Hornet fights for survival - The DEW Line | Rejections by India and more recently Brazil – combined with the looming end to a multi-year procurement deal for the US Navy – mean that the pressure is mounting on Boeing to secure extra orders for its versatile Super Hornet. As things stand, the last F/A-18E/F or EA-18G Growler will roll off the line in St Louis, Missouri before the end of 2016, with the...

My first published hot air ballooning article: Getting to 20- Fly Me Friendly | My first article about flying hot air balloons was published back in September last year (2013). It appeared in Volume 35, Issue 3 of Aeronotes, the official journal of the Australian Ballooning Federation...

Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos Space Jump Lives Again - Jaunted | ...Think back to October 2012, when it seemed like the entire world was tuned into the live feed of Baumgartner's 127,852 feet jump from a the capsule, attached to a stratospheric balloon. He broke two world records (highest freefall and highest manned balloon flight) in the team's quest to "improve scientific understanding of how the body copes with the extreme conditions near space" and advance aerospace safety. ..

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Red Bull Air Race's Surprise New Destination May Be Most Scenic of All - Jaunted | With less than a month until the first Red Bull Air Race, the "world's fastest motorsport" is already going above and beyond by adding new dates and a new destination to the race calendar for 2014. Rovinj, Croatia will join Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur ..

S. Korean aerobatic team to attend Singapore Airshow - GlobalPost | 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military aerobatic team will attend Asia's largest air show in Singapore next week with a squadron of eight T-50B trainer jets, the Air Force said Monday. The Black Eagles aerobatic team departed Jeju International Airport ...

Hummingbird and Hornet set to thrill crowds at Waddington - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Spanish Air Force helicopter display team will fly their first ever UK display at the RAF Waddington International Air Show this year.

Air acrobatics this weekend - Cootamundra Herald | “We do the same kind of tricks as the planes in the Red Bull air races but just on a smaller scale,” he said. “It is also a different format because they are competing in a race while our judging criteria is solely based on how well the manouvres are ...

Bush pilots' flying skills delight crowd - Marlborough Express | Healthy Bastards bush pilot championships at Omaka Air field, Marlborough. Chief flying instructor at Marlborough Aero club Travers Tennant directs take offs and landings. In the background Bruce Gibson from Blenheim in a Piper PA180-160. Jock...

Join us on our FIRST ever west coast tour! - CAF Red Tail Squadron | From the icy cold of Minnesota, winter home of our exhibit and hangar of the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s “Tuskegee Airmen” P-51C Mustang, comes an exciting announcement. We’re headed out to spread our inspirational message in sunny southern California! With the generous donations collected by...

Elgin celebrates black vets, Tuskegee Airmen - Elgin Courier News | Rapier said the Chicago chapter now works with the Experimental Aircraft Association's “Young Eagles” project to help kids literally to expand their horizons by offering anybody age 8 to 17 a free flight in an airplane. The planes used are two Piper ...

Pioneers & Aviators – Avolon * Fly Me Friendly | Some time ago I helped a friend of mine based in Ireland who performs research & production tasks for documentaries. The project team she was part of were putting together a new movie about Irish aviation and its heritage. It turns out that the movie was commissioned by Avolon (an aircraft leasing company) and is called Pioneers & Aviators. The movie covers the history of aviation in Ireland ranging from ...

Roger Peterson’s Last Flight… 55 Years Ago - Photorecon.net | Every pilot has a last flight. Some will know this is THE last flight before takeoff and others simply will not. Roger Peterson’s last flight was on February 3, 1959 and when he took off, he had no idea this was going to be his last flight. There was also one question that few people have ever asked; what happened...

When Handed Snow, Make Snow-Creme · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | ...Myself, I've always liked snow.  Give me a winter with the ground covered in white and I can handle it. Most people though seem to feel otherwise.  But why fight it?  Why not make the most of it?  February 8th, 2014 will be your chance. On that date, the skiplane fly-in at Pioneer Airport is set to go.  43 planes are already registered so it could be lots-o-fun.  I've also noticed there's no shortage of photos online of planes with skiis fitted?  Therefore it seems many of you have at least dipped your toes; why not jump in?  If you think you might, keep reading....

Control Tower Nantes-Atlantique - Translated | In 1928, near the Château de Grump was created airfield essentially military use, on a plot of 50 hectares along the road from Nantes to Paimbœuf. Plant facilities Breguet was greeted at Brossais in 1934-1935 with a connection to the airfield. In 1939, the grass strip is replaced by a...

Sentimental Journey: Jimmy Stewart and the DC-3 - The Lexicans | I know I didn’t need to add anything else...

Video shows Angry Afghan Villagers stoning wreck of U.S. Predator Drone - The Aviationist | An American UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) crashes in Afghanistan. Local people stone it. The following footage made its first appearance on Facebook a couple of days ago. It allegedly shows what seems to be a group of Afghans stoning the wreck of a (most probably American) MQ-1 Predator drone, while other people cheer and laugh...

Day 12 - January 25, 2014 - TeenFlight! | Some wing parts were finally in use today. | Team Green got a headstart on the wing kit this session, and spent the day working on the wing spars. This included preparing the attach angles, doublers, and tie-downs; then attaching all those parts. The students got to practice tapping the tie-downs in order to fit an eye screw. The spars will serve as the main framework for the wings, providing the most support for the forces and weight loads placed on them...

Must See GoPro Video: Re-Experience Felix Baumgartner's Jump From The Edge Of Space (Red Bull Stratos) - AirPigz | This GoPro video was just released on Friday and it's already well past 3 million views... and it's easy to understand why once you've seen it. It's an all-new view of Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos jump from nearly 128,000 feet above the Earth's surface, and for me it was every bit as intense seeing it from these seven GoPro cameras as it was seeing it live on October 14, 2012....

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster as seen through AH-64 Apache camera - The Aviationist | 11 years ago today, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart while entering higher atmosphere. Attack chopper camera filmed it.

Virgin Galactic’s Supersonic Rocket-Powered Flight Takes Space Seriously! - WarBirdBabe | On January 10, 2014, the WhiteKnightTwo, Virgin Galactic’s beautiful “Carrier Aircraft ” deployed SpaceShipTwo, a reusable space vehicle, where at an altitude of 46,000 feet, its rocket engine fired for only 20 seconds and propelled her to the intended altitude of 71,000 feet – ¼ the distance to outer space. This is a staggering altitude which only the SR-71 surpassed at an “unclassified” altitude of 86,000 feet....

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Classic planes put on show at Tauranga City Air Show By Natalie Dixon | A naval aircraft designed to hunt out enemy submarines, a 1965 Hercules and a legendary World War I British fighter plane drew thousands to the Classics of the Sky Tauranga City Air Show yesterday. Day two of the biennial event started with the Royal New Zealand Airforce Kiwi Blue parachute display team dropping in on the huge crowd, which showed up despite the wet weather....

2014 WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - Women in Aviation International Connect | We’re proud to announce that four more inspiring women will be inducted into WAI’s Pioneer Hall of Fame this year. Col. Nancy Currie (ret.), Beryl Markham, Dr. Sally Ride, and Sheila Scott will be honored in a ceremony during the closing banquet of the 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference on March 8 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort....

Our View: Blue Angels are welcome winter attraction - Imperial Valley Press | Aside from the mild temperatures, our sun-kissed skies also have the added attraction of being the training ground for the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, a sight that has had local necks craning for 50 years running. The Blue Angels' return to Naval Air ...

Buy Airshow Program Online! - Planes Of Fame News | For Air Show 2014, you can buy your Airshow Program online when you buy your ticket.

Sting in the Tail - Waddington International Airshow by Charles Skiera    | Visitors to RAF Waddington’s 20th International Airshow are guaranteed to go home stinging after this years show, even if the sunny weather doesn’t show in 2014. The first aircraft to confirm for the show, being held over the 5th & 6th July, comes in the guise of the Swiss Air Forces F18 Hornet and like its smaller black and yellow name sake, it packs a mighty sting.  Designed in the USA during the 1970’s and 1980’s the F-18 Hornet family have been used by Air Arms across the globe and continue to be one of the best and most manoeuvrable fast jets in the world...

Swiss Air Force fighter F/A-18 for airshow - Times of Malta | The F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display from the Swiss Air Force will be taking part in this year's Malta International Airshow in September, the organisers said. They said on their webpage that it was the first time that the airshow would have F/A-18 in flying ...

Reno business, civic leader T.J. Day remembered for philanthropy, family - RGJ.com | ...At the time of his death, he was serving on the boards of the Reno Air Racing Association, Nevada State Athletic Commission, Boy Scouts of America Nevada Area Council, Linfield College, the W.M. Keck Foundation, the W.K. Day Foundation, Western Exploration & Development, Ltd., and the Stevenson School. He was also a member of...

Aviation museum to offer WWII veterans free flights - Shore News Today | LOWER TOWNSHIP – The Yankee Air Museum (YAM)'s B-17 Yankee Lady based in Detroit, Mich. will once again visit Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum on June 9-11. The museum partnership will honor World War II Veterans by offering ...

Military forensic lab hopes to positively identify WW2 soldier - News Item | The remains in the casket are believed to be those of Sgt. John M. Nolan, 22, of Mount Carmel, Pa., who died May 18, 1944, when his B-17 bomber was shot down near Mostar, Yugoslavia. Nolan was an Army Air Forces photographer aboard the "Daisy Mae"...

Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight - The-review | The "of course" was in response to learning about some of the early African-American pilots who existed and are honored, such as pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, World War II's Tuskegee Airmen, and astronauts Mae Jemison and Joan Higginbotham; and ...

New England Air Museum To Hold a Presentation on the Search for Amelia Earhart · Warbirds News | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., will hold Open Cockpit Day on Sunday, February 16th.  On that day visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to twelve vintage airplanes including two supersonic jet fighters, the Vietnam era Huey helicopter, the WWII P-47 Thunderbolt, the Vintage DC-3 airliner, and more. Also, as part of the...

AirPigz MeetUp At The Naval Aviation Museum - Blue Angels A-4 Formation (CoolPix) - AirPigz |  The AirPigz avgeek museum MeetUp for 2014 is under way in warm and sunny Pensacola Florida even tho there isn't all that much warmth or sun down here right now. Of course compared to the bitter cold and snow back home in Indiana, it's pretty awesome here. We started the...

Mystery of the Mon’s missing Mitchell by Bill Eggert For The Tribune-Democrat — Imagine you are driving home from work around 4 p.m. on a cold January afternoon. As you enter the bridge crossing the river you see a vintage World War II bomber, a B-25 Mitchell, come out of nowhere and fly over this bridge, clearing the bridge by about 30 feet. The plane splash lands in the frigid river, and boats scamper to the plane, rescuing four of the six men. During the next few weeks divers search in vain for the sunken bomber. Conspiracy theories abound, the plane now dubbed the “ghost bomber.” What sounds like a mystery novel was, in fact, a real life incident, occurring 58 years ago this week, on Jan. 31, 1956, in the city of Pittsburgh...

de Havilland Dove — England’s first post WW II airliner design by travelforaircraft | De Havilland's Dove was produced shortly after WW II's end in order to fulfill a need for a feeder airliner and it was quite successful with almost 550 produced — split 4 civilian for 1 military (Devons and Sea Devons) — and flown in many countries around the world. Aerodynamically clean with twin engines, and able to carry 8–11 passengers for 880 miles (~1400km) economically, Doves served their owners well....

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"Podcast Fixation" UCAP #348 | Good landings at wrong airports... NTSB's 2014 10 Most Wanted List... It's COLD in Florida... Remembering Henry Ogrodzinski... 3 planes we saw at Sebring... Video of Aspen bizjet crash... Shoutouts: To Jack, Champguy's AVG, Progress at Venice FL, UCAP Forums restored, Amy's blog. All this and more on the Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast

A Time-Honored Naval Avaitor’s Tradition - The Lexicans | ...The author introduced me to a practice, apparently steeped in naval tradition, known as “zapping”. Zapping is the act of placing one’s squadron sticker in the most unlikely of places....

Extremely rare: U.S. Navy plane lands on snow-covered aircraft carrier’s flight deck - The Aviationist | Arrested landings on the moving flight deck on an aircraft carrier can be extremely tricky in several conditions. At night, when the horizon is not clearly visible and pilots have almost no visual reference until they are on short final. In bad weather, especially when there are low clouds, thunderstorms, fog, etc. Or during a snow storm, when the flightdeck is covered and made slippery by snow....

Winning Images Of The Royal Air Force Photographic Competition On Display At The RAF Museum · Warbirds News | The  winning from the 2012 Royal Air Force Photographic Competition are on display  at the Royal Air Force Museum London’s Colindale .The Royal Air Force Museum is celebrating the superb achievements of Royal Air Force Photographers following the judging of the Royal Air Force’s annual Photographic Competition which is now in its 24th year. The Museum is...

Photographing air shows: It helps to have a big lens - Seacoastonline.com | Photographers love airplanes, especially air shows. Here in the Seacoast, we were fortunate enough to have five consecutive shows at Pease with a few including the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. I photographed each airshow and spent as much time as...

Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show Hosts Learn to Fly Day - The Aero Experience | The Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show (MACTS) continued today with day two of the Flight Instructors Revalidation Clinic and the annual Learn to Fly Day activities, all sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association (GSLFIA).  The second day of the MACTS traditionally features exhibits that encourage youth to...

Day 11 - January 18, 2014 - TeenFlight! | Things were once again alive and active here at the hangar.

Explore the edge of space with 'Red Bull Stratos' exhibit at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - National Museum of the USAF | DAYTON, Ohio -- Just over a year ago, Felix Baumgartner ascended to 127,852 feet in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump, rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. This amazing mission broke world records and holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers. From Jan. 24-March 16, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force can...

Dream Chaser Space Plane Will Fly in 2016 - Popular Mechanics | Dream Chaser Space Plane Will Fly in 2016. January 23, 2014 at 4:58:00 PM by Joshua A. Krisch | Comments. Email. Comments. Share · Dream Chaser, the private space plane built to shuttle astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, is ready...

Astronauts Waiting for a Ride - Air & Space Magazine | Last August, at a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA introduced its eight newest astronaut candidates. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and center director Ellen Ochoa—both former astronauts—welcomed the new arrivals with rosy predictions for long, varied careers that would include flights to the International Space Station on a new American-made commercial spacecraft beginning in 2017, as well as missions beyond Earth orbit in the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle....

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RV Pilot's Group Attempts World-Record Formation Flight - Aero-News Network | Planes Flew Over Arrowhead Stadium In Kansas City, MO Prior To Chiefs Game A group of RV airplane enthusiasts appears to have set a world record for a formation flight with an overflight of Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium Sunday before the Kansas City Chief's game...

Government Not Required · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | If you haven't heard about it yet, a group of RV'ers recently got together to set a world record for the largest aircraft formation.  Sounds like fun hu?  Well, what number did you think of when I said "group"? 49, that's the correct answer.  I believe they started out hoping for 45 or 46 but ended up with the greater number of 49.  Whatever the case, I have to admit, the formation is something to see.  It's not their first record though...

Ga. air show postponed due to government shutdown - The Associated Press | AUGUSTA, Ga. Organizers of an air show set for this weekend in Augusta say they've postponed the event due to the partial federal government shutdown. The Augusta Chronicle reported Tuesday that the 21st annual Boshears SkyFest has been rescheduled to April 26-27....

French aerobatics team gives perspective on World Championships - KXII-TV | DENISON, TEXAS -- They make it look easy, but there's precise techniques behind these flawless maneuvers. One of the teams that understands that well is the award-winning French aerobatics team. "When I flew it once, I said, 'Wow, I want it more ...

AV Air Show Recap « 910AM CBS Sports | We had the pleasure of attending the Apple Valley Air Show on Saturday October 12, 2013. The Just in Time Sky Divers were parachuting through the air to open the two shows.

SLIDESHOW Duxford celebrates 40 years of flying high with autumn air show - Herts and Essex Observer | The Autumn Air Show also celebrated the aircraft restored and flown by IWM Duxford's flying partners, who have been an intergral part of Duxford's flying heritage for many of the past 40 years. A four-ship of elegant aircraft saw David and Mark Millers ...

B-17 bomber plane 'Aluminum Overcast' comes to Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing - nj.com | From the communications system to the image of a blonde woman in a red dress riding a lightning bolt, almost everything on “Aluminum Overcast” is original. In addition to the crew members — pilots from the Experimental Aviation Association — and civilian passengers, there’s one noticeable difference: Aluminum Overcast’s new navigator, a brand new iPad mini sitting atop the control panel, stocked with maps and charts...

'Memphis Belle' B-17 Takes Flight In Savannah - WSAV-TV | Our B-17 mission for today is to educate the people of America about the courageous WWII veterans, and remember those brave aircrew who never made it home. "Memphis Belle" is a living museum, our heritage not in mothballs or the pages of a dusty book, ...

Ride in World War II B-17 bomber is unique experience - The Trentonian | World War II veteran George Prezioso offered preflight insight Monday before an Experimental Aircraft Association World War II vintage B-17 revved up for takeoff out of Trenton-Mercer Airport. “It's cool and it's loud,” shouted Prezioso, 94, a former ...

VIDEO: B-17 to offer flying tours of Savannah this weekend - Savannah Morning News | Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News Retired Marine Corps Maj. Bill Barnes, a veteran of the Korean War, looks at a photo of the original crew of the B-17 The Memphis Belle hung up inside a B-17 painted to look like the legendary bomber that was the...

Flight up memory skies: WWII veterans take to the air in historic planes - Star Community Newspapers | Other featured aircraft were Sentimental Journey, a B-17 Flying Fortress; Devil Dog, a B-25 Mitchell (PBJ); a P-40 Warhawk; and the only remaining Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Of course, Harper's choice was Diamond Lil, a B-24 Liberator. “There aren't too ...

Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane Back On - news.yahoo.com | A new search for the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane will launch in 2014, according to an organization that has already launched several expeditions to the Pacific island of Nikumaroro.

Sharing Dornier footage with the world - Kent Online | Great Horwood C of E Combined School England, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, The Air Force Museum of New Zealand Museum plus the Pima Air & Space Museum/Arizona Aerospace Foundation to celebrate the launch of the exhibition. Visitors to ...

Whatever Happened to That Bücker? · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | A while back a fellow antique aviation nut posted a very unique photo online.  I was immediately drawn to it.  Obviously taken in WWII, the image was unlike any of the other hundreds of thousands of photos you've seen; a Bücker Jungmeister in American paint. Andy Heins, most commonly known for his love of Wacos, isn't one to turn away from any biplane. Vintage flying machines are something he connects with.  And judging by what he told me about these photos, it runs in his family. For a great video of a Jungmeister flying in Germany in 1939, CLICK HERE. Here is Andy's response to my request for more information about the photo:...

The Sky Siren Flies · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | Mark Lightsey and his guys at Aerocraftsman have another success on their hands.  The Sky Siren has flown. Friday, October 11th, marks the first flight of this highly modified Travel Air. Having been on the radar of “antiquers” for several years, its mods and paint scheme are things you can’t ignore.  When you see it in person, you’ll be blown away...

[Photo] An unusual paint scheme on an ex-Polish Fishbed: Adversary Mig-21s have reached Florida - The Aviationist | The Polish MiG-21s we have written about a few days ago seem to have already reached Florida to provide threat simulation services from Eglin Air Force Base....

Tiger, Tiger, burning bright - Flight Image of the Day | Great picture here sent in by reader George Empson showing a Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter operated by the Australian army during a flight display over Brisbane. Love the reflections of skyscrapers in the windows.

X-47B Aircraft Recognized With Breakthrough Innovator Award - Aero-News Network | First Navy Program To Be Cited By Popular Mechanics Magazine The Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) Program ’s X-47B aircraft has been recognized by Popular Mechanics magazine as one of its 2013 Breakthrough Award recipients in an Oct. 9 announcement. According to Popular Mechanics, the X-47B is the first U.S. Navy product or program to be recognized since the awards began in 2005.

Red Bull Stratos FULL POV - Multi-Angle + Mission Data - www.youtube.com | Watch the full length Red Bull Stratos documentary only on Rdio: http://bit.ly/18T82Pd See through the eyes of Felix Baumgartner as he completes his world re...

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“Airshow China” debuts in Zhuhai - Macau Daily Times | The Breitling Jet Team, the only private aerobatics team in the world - whose members are retired pilots from the French Air Force and the French “Patrouille de France” Aerobatics Team - will make its debut in China in a seven-jet formation. This team ...

Breitling Jet Team makes test flight before opening of Airshow China 2012 - People's Daily Online | 11, 2012, before the opening of the 9th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2012 on Tuesday. The Breitling Jet team, Europe's largest civilian aerobatic display team, will present wonderful performance ...

Russian Knights aerobatic team performs in China - The Voice of Russia | On Tuesday, five Su-27 fighter jets from the Russian Knights aerobatic team have performed a demonstration flight at an international air show in Zhuhai, China. The world's leading aircraft producers, including a spate of aircraft-manufacturing ...

China-made private plane debuts at Airshow 2012 - Global Times | More than a century after aviator Feng Ru from Guangdong Province flew the country's first aircraft in 1909, the province presented Monday its first independently designed aircraft in the lead up to Airshow China 2012, which kicks off in Zhuhai Tuesday.

Mike to fly with the 'Knights of the Sky' - This is Leicestershire | An RAF engineer is set to take his place among the "Knights of the Sky" after landing his dream job with the Red Arrows aerobatic team. Sergeant Mike Poultney, from Melton, will spend next summer high in the clouds with the world-famous flyers, as one ...

Flying Fortress rumbles into Pensacola for fundraising excursions - Pensacola News Journal | Built toward the end of World War II, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress that's visiting Pensacola today never saw combat, but it stirs the imagination and recalls images of many an action-packed movie scene. The 17-ton, four-engine bomber is among only ...

WWII B-17 Bomber Takes to the Skies in Tallahassee - WCTV | She doesn't fly solo, though, as you'll always see her with her friends Sally and Virginia; the two guns located on the B-17's sides. The Belle is part of the Liberty Foundation's Salute to Veterans tour, and on Monday, 90 year old WWII pilot Albert ...

World War II showcase with vintage video featured at Fargo Air Museum tonight - WDAY | The speech at the Fargo Air Museum will be delivered by Kay Nehring, whose father Charles shot this video while serving in the South Pacific in 1944. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can catch a fascinating World War II showcase on this day after Veteran's Day.

Tuskegee's Own Airman- Col Herbert Carter- Gone West from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSKEGEE ALABAMA- The surviving member of the City of Tuskegee's "First Family" passed away last Thursday after a brief hospital stay. Retired Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene Carter, an original WW II Tuskegee Airman, died at 95 years old. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Alabama's First Black Lady pilot, Mildred Hemmonds Carter last year. The couple was revered by their historic community....

Stateside: The men with the bomber planes and the man with the camera - Michigan Radio | I got through the training when I was 19 and after I finished the navigation school, they sent me to Texas and I met my B-17 crew. Then we went to Nebraska and they gave us a brand new plane and said, 'I want you to take it to England,'” said Rosnyai.

Veteran's Day: What I Never Told You - Galesburg Register-Mail (blog) | Candy Kyler Brown retraced her father's World War II footsteps when Staff Sergeant John Roland Kyler, at age 20, parachuted from the skies after his B-17 was gunned down, and was taken prisoner by the German army. The author shares her journey from ...

World War II showcase with vintage video featured at Fargo Air Museum tonight - WDAY | The speech at the Fargo Air Museum will be delivered by Kay Nehring, whose father Charles shot this video while serving in the South Pacific in 1944. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can catch a fascinating World War II showcase on this day after Veteran's Day.

Video: Actual Footage From The 1935 National Air Races In Cleveland from AirPigz by Martt | This video tells some of the story of the 1935 National Air Races held in Cleveland Ohio where 65,000 people gathered to watch the daring men and their flying machines. I find it pretty amazing that there is quite a lot of actual film footage from this race this video! 1935 was an interesting year for the races as the designer of the aircraft that won the Bendix cross-country race (from Burbank California to Cleveland) as well as the two closed course races was the same man, Benny Howard. This was the first year for Howard's DGA-6 Mister Mulligan,...

New museum opens to tour aviation heritage - Seattle Post Intelligencer | Page 1 of 1. VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Walk through the front door of the Southern Heritage Foundation Air Museum and step into history. Wander through the displays of model aircraft, photos of Mississippi pilots and learn some of the state's and the ...

Carvair N89FA from Another Time by Dan Linn | A couple months back I was itching to find a unique subject to shoot with my new camera, a Canon 60D. With any new camera there is a learning curve so I have been shooting airplanes, cars, scenery and my niece and nephews soccer games! So one Saturday morning I flew the 170 up to KGLE, Gainesville, Texas airport to...

Wichita Aero Club hears tales of Air Force One - Wichita Business Journal (blog) | Steve Wade, site leader of Boeing's local defense facility, introduced Monday's speaker at the Wichita Aero Club luncheon as a “great storyteller with a great story.” Retired Col. Mark Tillman of the U.S. Air Force more than lived up to that billing ...

A Woman's Flight and Plight in Life Offers Inspiration to Readers - PR Web (press release) | She is currently preparing to participate in the Air Race Classic, a women's transcontinental air race. This is her story.

Cluster Balloonist Plans Atlantic Ocean Crossing from Aero-News Network | Lifeboat Gondola Will Be Suspended By 365 Helium Balloons The lawn-chair "Cluster Balloonist" who flew his unusual aircraft across the English Channel has his sights set on a more ambitious project ... a trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

Red Bull Stratos Documentary from Latest Vlog | Here it is! The full 1 hour & 28 minute documentary on Felix Baumgartner & Red Bull Stratos. Love the fact that's it online and free to anyone with a decent broadband connection. Enjoy!

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Blue Angels Homecoming Show This Week - WKRG-TV | Prior to the world famous Blue Angels F/A 18 Hornet performances, the Blues' C-130 Hercules transport known as “Fat Albert” will thrill the crowd with its short field take-off and low level passes. The Emerald Coast Skydivers and the Army Black Daggers ...

Hanging out, literally, with the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team (video, photos) - The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) | Lt. Col. John Klatt of the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team flies upside-down over Perdido Key, Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Klatt and the ANG team will perform at this weekend's Blue Angels homecoming ...

Flying monuments at Wings Over Houston - Your Houston News | For the estimated 100,000 thousand people who braved traffic on Highway 3 and the windy weather transition from summer to fall, the Wings Over Houston Airshow was a great reward. The annual event is usually accompanied by more cold Coca-Cola than ...

World War II veteran Barre honored by Legion motorcyclist escort to airshow - NeighborNewspapers.com | World War II veteran Clarence “Shorty” Barre was recognized as a guest of honor by the Salute America airshow at the Paulding County Airport on Oct. 20. Barre received a motorcycle escort that morning from 10 members of the Legion Riders of American ...

Famous Co-Pilot Speaks in Indy - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis | He says the EAA is best known for their air show EAA AirVenture in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin, where the organization is based. As for the "Miracle on the Hudson", Captain Skiles summed up the experience aboard US Airways Flight 1549 as having "one moment ...

The Thrill of Flying with the Blue Angels from Featured by Russ Albertson | Ernie, the C-130 Herclues used by the Blue Angels. (Russ Albertson)The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have thrilled hundreds of millions of spectators at airshows across the country since 1946. The team demonstrates seemingly effortless precision in all their maneuvers as they fly the beautiful Boeing F/A-18 Hornets just inches apart. The team was established just after WWII as the U.S. Navy saw its budget diminishing. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz, directed his staff to find a...

Mister Mulligan: Golden Age Race Winner with a Fine Irish Name from Featured by Alan Smith | Benny Howard’s Mister Mulligan, 1935 winner of both Bendix and Thompson trophies. (San Diego Air & Space Museum)As air racing’s Golden Age of the 1930s went on, the design of new racers continued to lead advancement in both military and civil aviation. In 1935, Benny Howard’s high wing monoplane Mister Mulligan was a classic example of this. With Gordon Israel as co-pilot, Howard won...

Charity Status for The People’s Mosquito | ...John Lilley, Project Lead, says “This is a hugely significant step forward for the project. Becoming a charity will strengthen the credibility of the project and enable us to take real steps towards securing funding and sponsorship”...

Ghost Caught on Security Camera - YouTube | Ghost caught on hangar security camera at Fantasy of Flight.

Flying the High Arctic - Vintage Wings of Canada | ...To attract crews to the difficult challenge of flying in the North, a system of two weeks on and two weeks off allows them to continue their lives in the South. Crews live together in crew houses in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Yellowknife, Northwest territories during while they fly all over the Arctic. Yellowknife crews fly the expansive and windswept tundra of the Western Canadian Arctic and roam worldwide with the C-130 Hercules, while Iqaluit-based crews operate primarily in the mountainous terrain, deep fjords and craggy archipelagos of the High Arctic and Baffin Island. Shared tribulations...

Winter Park woman one of first female military pilots - Winter Park/Maitland Observer | “It opened the door for women in aviation.” “It did have a really huge effect. … they are the forerunners, the foremothers if you will,” Lyons said. But it didn't last long. The WASP program was abruptly disbanded in 1944 when World War II was drawing ...

Wally Dier – Flying high in restored biplanes - Pomerado Newspaper Group | On Oct. 13, while tens of thousands of San Diegans were gathered to watch the Miramar Air Show, Dier had a small air show of his own, flying his third Stearman biplane for the first time at Gillespie Air Field, with pilot Don Crim. His audience was ...

Air Force Museum Foundation to hold 'Air Legacy Competition' from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | This November, don't let the cold weather keep you stuck inside. Instead, visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force to find out if you have what it takes to call yourself an 'Ace'. For the entire month of November, the museum will be sponsoring an "Air Legacy Competition" using our two, 360-degree Interactive Simulators....

Sky's no limit at air museum - San Gabriel Valley Tribune | It's been a few years since I took the Van Buren turn off the 60 Freeway going east. March Field Air Museum is one of those great places that always seem to be beckoning, and it's always fun to visit. As I pulled into the parking lot I could tell that ...

Replica of pioneering Romanian airplane, the Coanda 1910, presented at air show - Romania-Insider.com | coanda 1910 Replica of pioneering Romanian airplane, the Coanda 1910, presented at air show A full size replica of Henri Coanda's experimental airplane has been made in Craiova. The replica of the Coanda 1910, the original airplane designed, built and ...

Wartime bomber flies again - virtually - The Northern Echo | Sadly not one flying version still exists, although the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York contains a meticulously accurate reconstruction. However visitors there can now try flying one themselves thanks to a new high-tech simulator. The new ...

Spain’s Arrow — the Hispano Aviación HA-200 Saeta (Arrow) from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Spain’s Arrow — the Hispano Aviación HA-200 Saeta (Arrow) 35º 44′ 30″ N / 81º 23′ 22″ W Willy Messerschmitt left Germany after WW II’s end to continue what he did best — design advanced aircraft — as treaty limitations did not allow him to work on military aircraft in his home country. Spain, no stranger in [...]


All my avi-yesterday's 01 EE Lightning encounters from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY other links | This is a look back, of my encounters with the English Electric Lightning over the years. The first time I came across the EE Lightning, was during the airshows at Rolls Royce Hucknall. They would beat-up the runway at Hucknall during there 'slot'. I don't remember ever seeing a Lightning take off from Hucknall at a show, but feel that they came from elsewhere, because I do remember solo display Lightnings, 'orbiting' over in the Annersley/Brinsley area prior to their 'slot'. The airshows at RAF Finingley had some attending on static and in the air, and of them, I remember them being in 'camo' finish. I did see what I assumed to be Lightnings based at...

Video: Ikhana's X2 Remanufactured Twin Otter from AVwebFlash Current Issue | No other airplane does what de Havilland's famed Twin Otter does, which is why there are so many of the legacy aircraft still flying. Viking Air recently resumed production of an updated version of the utility twin but and Ikhana Aircraft is remanufacturing the original production aircraft into virtually a new airplane. AVweb checks it out in this video from NBAA.This video is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather AND Avidyne...

Red Bull Stratos' contribution to science | Learning to fly from Aerial Sports Feed | Global recognition continues to pour in for Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team as they highlight the mission’s contribution to science and what Dr Jonathan Clark calls a 'true aviation milestone'...

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Air show photographer at Wings Over Houston has unique vantage point - abc13.com | HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Blue Angels will be featured in the Wings Over Houston Air Show that kicks off Saturday at Ellington Field. And while most spectators will be on the ground, one man has a much different point of view.

Major Jan Slangen is the new commander of the Frecce Tricolori - IlVolo.it | Thursday, October 25, was held in Looking (UD), in the hangar of the aerobatic team (PAN) "Frecce Tricolori", the ceremony of succession to the Command of 313 ° Acrobatic Training Group, including Colonel Marco Lant, commander. ..

Russian aerobatic team to perform in China's air show - People's Daily Online | Russian aerobatic team to perform in China's air show. （People's Daily Online） 09:47, October 27, 2012. The Russian Knights (Photo/ Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation). Edited and Translated by Yao Chun, People's Daily Online The Russian ...

Airshow China 2012 News Release - Sino Defense Forum | The 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition is taking place in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, from Nov.13-18, 2012. The show is sponsored by Guangdong Provincial People¡¯s Government, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Air Force of PLA, China Aviation Industry Corporation, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd., China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, with Zhuhai Airshow Co., Ltd. as the official organizer.

The First Mid Eastern Regional Fly In Air Race by Diana Fly-Low Publications | The first annual MERFI Air Race was a rousing success and will be on the 2013 schedule. The Sport Air Racing League pilots make their mark at the Reno Championship Air Races. It is Saturday September 8th and there are ...

EAA Honors Five Aviators With Hall Of Fame Induction On Nov. 15 from Aero-News Network  | Each Has Achieved 'Notable Success' In A Particular Realm Of Flight The EAA will recognize the contributions made to the world of flight by five aviators on Thursday, Nov. 15, as it inducts them into the EAA Hall of Fame during a banquet at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, WI.

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Purdue Club hears high-flying stories of space and time - The Banner-Graphic | Famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart joined the Purdue aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. Norberg showed a photo of Earhart with the Purdue--funded Lockheed ...

Baby B-52 Turns 50 - DefenseNews.com (blog) | A B-52 Stratofortress bomber participates in a fly-past on the second day of the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg via Getty Images). The original B-52 Stratofortress prototype ...

Sabre Walkaround — an F-86 with bigger teeth from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Sabre Walkaround — an F-86 with bigger teeth 26º 08′ 01″ N / 80º 08′ 08″ W This North American H-model Sabre sits atop a plinth, in excellent shape, along the verdant avenue leading to War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale FL. This Sabre display is dedicated to those who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces and lies within [...]

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

"Turbulent Times" UCAP #308 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Special Guest, New EAA Chairman Jack Pelton. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded October 25, 2012.

SAAF students from Latest Vlog | Here's a clip filmed up at AFB Langebaan of the new SAAF students flying the PC-7 MkII Astra. The very same machine type that the Silver Falcons fly when they tour South Africa.

Civil Air Patrol Observing Red Ribbon Week from Aero-News Network | Annual Observance Promoting A Healthy, Drug-Free Lifestyle Like they do every fall, many of Civil Air Patrol’s more than 61,000 members are promoting healthy, drug-free lifestyles during their nationwide observance of Red Ribbon Week. The oldest, largest drug prevention campaign in the U.S., Red Ribbon Week is observed across America Oct. 23-31.

Spooky Skies  - Air & Space magazine | Just in time for Halloween, a collection of aviation mysteries.

Chris Broyhill: from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...As a retired Lt. Col of the USAF, he holds a BS in Computer Science, a Masters in National Security, and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Aviation. He is also a graduate of the USAF prestigious Fighter Weapons School. During his military career he had the opportunity to fly both the A-10 and F-16 aircraft, which has paid off in more ways than one. Chris retired from a 20-year career in the Air Force, but did not quit flying. He also did not join the airlines. Chris is a corporate pilot who has flown a Gulfstream G-IV and Falcon 900EX all over the world...

The California Capital Airshow Announces Scholarship Program Assisting ... - MarketWatch | SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The California Capital Airshow (CCA) ( www.californiacapitalairshow.com ), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the importance of aviation for continued economic growth, inspiration and ...

Help Stamp Out Last Minute Shopping! from CAF Red Tail Squadron  | We at the CAF Red Tail Squadron are on a quest to help people get their holiday shopping done early so they can enjoy other aspects of the season.
To do that, we invite one and all to purchase at least a couple of holiday gifts from the Squadron’s online store. Think of the benefits: ...

Red Bull Stratos Media Tour | Photostory from Aerial Sports Feed | Felix Baumgartner has been the toast of New York City this week and the Austrian has been in demand in the Big Apple following his record breaking jump from the stratosphere at the weekend...

Red Bull Stratos | Felix Baumgartner’s sonic boom captured from Aerial Sports Feed | Audio from a video recording captures what is believed to be the sonic boom (heard at 00:25 in this clip) made by Felix Baumgartner as he broke through the speed of sound barrier. The footage was...

Branson: Leap from space Virgin-style? from Spaceports | Virgin Galactic boss Sir Richard Branson hinted in a blog post October 18, 2012 that his company
could attempt to break the Austrian's Felix Baumgartner near-space jump record recently set in Roswell, New Mexico.  Writing on his blog, Sir Richard said that he was approached by someone in 2005 who wanted to jump from 400,000ft, saying: "Such a record is theoretically possible. However, the timing wasn't right."   Sir Richard, whose company Virgin Galactic is attempting to become the first to send commercial flights to space, added: "Nevertheless, the technology of space travel and exploration is moving forwards every day. Who knows, the next record leap could one day be from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo."...

Shuttle Enterprise could lay in harms way of Hurricane Sandy - Examiner.com | ... prototype orbiter to learn about the shuttle's free fall characteristics in earth's atmosphere and served as a test model for both the Florida and California shuttle launch pads, sits at the edge of the carrier's deck as part of the Intrepid Sea ...

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Blue Angels ready to wow, represent military at Jacksonville show - Florida Times-Union | Greg McWherter who fly in the elite squadron — each air show is a chance to give back. “We always walk away with a sense of accomplishment,” said McWherter, the commanding officer and flight leader for the 2012 Blue Angels. “Not so much for what we do ...

Skytypers to be part of Sea & Sky Spectacular - ActionNewsJax.com | The Geico sponsored airshow will be part of this weekend's Sea & Sky Spectacular which features the Blue Angels. The event is Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jacksonville Beach and is free to the public. Preferred seating can be ...

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome holds season's final air show - Newsday | Gusting winds kept the "pumpkin bombers" close to the ground when Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome presented its last air show of the season Oct. 14. "Virtually everything in the aerodrome collection that rolls or flies was on display during the grand finale ...

Copperstate takes off in one week from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The 2012 COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo — now in its 40th year — takes off in one week, opening Thursday, Oct. 25 and running through Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Casa Grande, Ariz. Hundreds of aircraft will be on hand, so attendees can get up close and personal with virtually any kind of "flying machine" they'd like to see, organizers promise, noting "The beauty of a fly-in format is that you never know what will show up!"...

Pictures Of The Day Live:18th October 2012 - Huffington Post UK | DUXFORD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: A Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa 5711 (G-HURI) fighter aircraft returns from performing an aerobatic display at the IWM Duxford on October 18, 2012 in Duxford, England. The aeroplane, similar to those that defended British ...

First aerobatic airplane ride incites thrill for aviation - NeighborNewspapers.com | “OK, so the only three things you have to remember are: unbuckle your seat belt, get out of the plane and pull the rip cord on the parachute,” said Kerry Tidmore, the Salute America Air Show air boss and former Air Force pilot, before we get in the two ...

Russian Aerobatics Team Boss Fired from The Kathryn Report | The commander of Russia’s famed Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatics team, Lt. Col. Valery Morozov, has been fired from the air force for taking bribes, a source at the Kubinka Air Show Center said on Thursday. “Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov signed an order discharging Morozov on October 12” for “failure to comply with his contract,” the source said. Morozov confirmed his discharge ...

Lauderdale Air Show On The Move - CBS Local | No reason was given for the move. Other things, however, will remain the same. The Lauderdale Air Show, which will kick off at noon, will again be centered at Sunrise Blvd and State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets for premium viewing in the Drop ...

Report: Sailabration drew record 1.54M visitors to Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal (blog) | View photo gallery (2 photos). Members of the Acapulco, Mexico, tall ship Cuauhtemoc, stand along the yardarms of. Bonnie Schupp. The week-long Star-Spangled Sailabration in June featured tall ships from across the world and a Blue Angels air show.

Air shows returning to Pease in 2014, beyond - Seacoastonline.com | The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets during practice flights in the June 2012 show at Pease. Air shows have been approved to return to Pease on a biennial basis beginning in 2014, but the featured acts have not yet been named.Rich Beauchesne photo ...

The Flying Cheetahs from Latest Vlog | We recently got to film at AFB Makhado where one of the highlights was filming the pilots from 2 Squadron aka The Flying Cheetahs...

See history take flight from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | When's the last time you saw three beautifully restored warbirds flying in formation outside of a major airshow? If you're lucky enough to be around Everett, Wash., it could be a frequent occurrence. The Flying Heritage Collection located at Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field (PAE) regularly puts its planes in the sky on Fly Free Days....

Take flight on Belle replica this weekend - Memphis Commercial Appeal | The "Memphis Belle" B-17, a replica of the Belle that flew numerous missions during World War II, will be available for public flights from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Olive Branch airport. Ground tours are available from 2:30 p.m. to ...

World War II planes to visit GMU from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | On Friday, Oct. 26, the “Wings of Freedom Tour” will land at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. The B-24, P-51 and B-17 will be open for tours, as well as available for flights. The vintage airplanes will be at the airport all weekend, leaving Oct. 28...

Chuck Yeager's sound barrier anniversary flight video from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass

CenTex CAF - Community Impact Newspaper | Members of the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force dedicate their days to the preservation of some of the storied aircraft of U.S. aviation history. Their efforts mean that the hangar the San Marcos nonprofit group calls home has achieved ...

Spitfire Excavation Deal Signed from AVwebFlash Current Issue | British farmer and aviation enthusiast David Cundall Tuesday signed an agreement with Burma's government to unearth a cache of what he expects will be dozens of Spitfires carefully stored and buried in that country at the end of World War II. Roughly 35 Spitfires are still flown in the world, today. Mr. Cundall and his Burmese business partner Htoo Htoo Zaw estimate there may be at least 60 Spitfires, all of therare Mark XIV model,at a location Cundall discovered in February after a 16 year search. The pair believe the aircraft were greased and wrapped prior to being buried in crates, and may be recovered in good condition. Some 20,000 Spitfires were built during the war, but the Mark XIV model represents a much smaller segment of that group....

Captain Albert Ball VC RFC The Nottingham trail 18-10-2012 from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY | Today, I went to try and find any trace of Captain Abert Ball VC RFC, that I could. He was from the City of Nottingham, and I wanted to know more about this local hero, without getting too 'intrusive'.Todays trail went well, although two items, still need to be checked-out, in the form of a 'plaque' at the Holy Trinity church Lenton, which must be inside the building, so permission will have to 'granted' for that veiwing, should it be available to the public. The other 'item' is a prop and a oil-painting of him, held at the Trent College at Long Eaton, where he attended, and again permission will have to be sought with that visit too. Not sure if the propeller is from a 'kill' over the Western front or another from elsewhere, of which a former 'game-keeper' held for many years, after a young Albert Ball gave to it him, after a crash in an aeroplane, on what is now Aspley/Strelley social housing. But I shall make the effort to view these items if it is possible. This mornings trail started at Church Lane Lenton...

Lovingly restored Fokker F-27 from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Because I linger on the mailing list of a number of logistics companies, I still receive the odd truck and trailer releases. Still, they occasionally yield some gems like this series of pictures from Dutch heavy haulage firm Van der Vlist, which shows the company moving a beautifully restored Fokker F-27 to...

"Juicy" UCAP #306 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Lynda Meeks: The Sky's the Limit - Huffington Post | Meeks says she hopes she is doing some good for women in aviation with her organization. “I really do think that women completely have the capacity to become pilots, and very good pilots,” she says. “Look at being a doctor. It used to be, 'Oh my God ...

Strong man pulls for troops from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | Practice makes perfect for strong man Mark Kirsch, "Pulls for the Troops" performer, during the practice pull of a HC-130 Combat King at Moody Air Force Base, Oct. 5, 2012. Kirsch has been performing for audiences for over 5 years, but recently started pulling jumbo jets at airshows. His next scheduled pull will be at the Moody Air Force Base Open House, Ga., Oct. 27 and 28.

EAA Chapters Provide a Special Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | EAA Chapter 93 of Madison, Wisconsin, and Chapter 1389 of nearby Middleton co-hosted an EAA Young Eagles and Eagle Flights event last month at Morey Field in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Red Bull Stratos: The Facts Speak For Themselves from Aerial Sports Feed | With the dust beginning to settle on Felix's landing spot it's perhaps time to take stock of the record-breaking Red Bull Stratos mission...

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Blue Angels will fly at Wings Over Houston - Your Houston News | The stated mission of the Blue Angels is “to enhance Navy recruiting, and credibly represent Navy and Marine Corps aviation to the United States and its Armed Forces to America and other countries as international ambassadors of good will.” Since every ...

America's Cup: Oracle's Spithill rides with the Blue Angels + Video - Sail World | Oracle Team USA's skipper, Jimmy Spithill (AUS) joins the US Navy's Blue Angels demonstration squad in 'Fightertown USA,' Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, to test his mettle at winged flight of a slightly faster kind. See how Spithill and the chief ...

Objectif Chine ! from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil

Gold Team Help Celebrate 50 Years of Space Exploration from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | In 1846 during the Mexican-American War, a detachment of Marines from the second-class Sloop-of-War Cyane landed to raise the American flag above the Plaza in what’s now called Old Town. As a result of that war, the U.S. acquired San Diego and the rest of California. At that time, today’s Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was part of an enormous rancho. Cattle grazed on the mesa now covered by runways. During the 1940s, both the Navy and the Marine Corps occupied Miramar. East Miramar (Camp Elliott) was used to train Marine artillery and armored personnel, while Navy...

Timeless Voices - Ed Mango from eaavideo.org | Ed Mango is the Project Manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The program is developing the next U.S. capability for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations.

Ghosts of Saskatchewan from Vintage Wings of Canada by DaveBy | Dave O'Malley, with Bruce Forsyth The Second World War was a time of powerful stresses on nations, on ethnicities, on families, and on economies around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of families, in every corner of the world, would offer up, with grim reluctance, their sons and even daughters and lay them down on the altar of liberty. The best of this young generation were to be given the task and the training to push back a darkness which was devouring freedom, territory and lives. They were about to save the world. From 1939 to 1944, as part of this global sacrifice, there was a great gathering that brought together young men from around the world, It was a coming together of avenging angels – men who would take the fight against this darkness to the air in ...

Fighter Evolution Day - P-51D Mustang and Spitfire Mk. Vc from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY

Lady Liberty - Shawnee News Star | The Commemorative Air Force flew a Douglas A-26 Bomber into Shawnee during the 5th annual Pilots and Pancakes Fly-In on Saturday, Oct. 6. More Local Videos. Steele honored by Kaiser Foundation · Birds's-eye view of ...

F-35: Newest fighter much more than just 'stealthy plane' from Air Force Link Top Stories | The engines roared overhead as an F-35A fell into formation. Although this is a basic maneuver for the test pilots, the possibilities for combat environments created by these elite aircraft working together are anything but mundane. The F-35, which features...

One of the most awesome pictures ever taken on board USS Enterprise: starry night over Gulf of Aden. from David Cenciotti's weblog | A lonely C-2 Greyhound sits on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with the Milky Way partially visible on the background.

Aviator Plans Intercontinental Trip Using Plastics for Fuel - Earth911.com (blog) | Aviator Plans Intercontinental Trip Using Plastics for Fuel. by Mother Nature Network 10/16/12 No Comments. Tweet. On Wings of Waste, intercontinental flight, plastic-powered plane. Photo: Pilot Jeremy Rowsell will fly from Australia to England using ...

Aviation Grad Follows Parents' Flight Path - Military.com | Anticipation filled the air as almost 50 Aviators came together at the post theater during the Initial Entry Rotary Wing Aviator Course graduation ceremony to be pinned with their wings, with one graduate continuing a family tradition in Army Aviation ...

Did Felix Baumgartner (Red Bull Stratos) Go 200mph, Mach 1.24 Or Faster Than The Speed Of Light? (+ Video) from AirPigz by Martt | The Red Bull Stratos team had calculated that Felix Baumgartner would very possibly go supersonic on a spacedive from 120,000 feet... and with the actual stepping off point of 128,097 feet last Sunday,
his chances for that high of a speed seemed even more likely. Interestingly, MSNBC reported that Felix actually went faster than the speed of LIGHT on Sunday! Wow! That would have really been impressive! However, I'm pretty confident that Felix did not exceed the speed of light during his spacedive, and I'm pretty sure that my long-held opinion that MSNBC doesn't have the first clue remains solidly intact....

A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles - The Atlantic | The space shuttle Endeavour is on its last mission today, a 12-mile creep through Los Angeles city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier. It is passing through neighborhoods and strip malls, headed toward its final destination, the California Science Center in...